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The Custar handbook

Living in Custar, OH: what to set up and who to call

Custar runs its own electric utility, City of Custar. For home internet, most of Custar can choose between Spectrum and Frontier.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Custar, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCity of Custarmunicipal utilityMore →Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Custar’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBowling Green City School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code43511Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Custar.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Custar

City of Custar (City of Custar), a municipal utility, serves all of Custar.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Custar

100% of 132 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable82%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL59%10/1
MetaLINKFixed wireless96%500/100
VerizonFixed wireless72%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless43%100/20
Amplex WirelessFixed wireless17%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Custar’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Custar.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Custar or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Custar kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Bowling Green Middle Schoolin Bowling Green
9–12Bowling Green High Schoolin Bowling Green

Custar is in Bowling Green City School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsCustar’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Wood County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Wood County (county election office). 1 Courthouse Sq, Bowling Green, OH 43402-2427 · (419) 354-9120 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.ohiosos.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Custar is in ZIP code 43511

ZIP codes where Custar residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of CustarZIP’s residents in Custar
43511Custar, OH100%21%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomWood County Hospital11.1 miles awayGet a library cardWeston Public Library13153 Main St. · (419) 669-3415

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Custar

Who provides electricity in Custar?

City of Custar (City of Custar), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Custar?

Spectrum, Frontier, MetaLINK, Verizon, T-Mobile, Amplex Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Custar?

43511. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Custar in?

Bowling Green City School District.

How do I register to vote in Custar?

In Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Director, Wood County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.ohiosos.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.